I'm coming from 4.4.1 I want to flash a Lollipop ROM, I haven't flashed for very nearly 2 years. I'm obviously rooted already.
Is coming from KitKat as simple as just flashing a Lollipop ROM? I'm an SM-9005, I've got Odin 3.10 and I want to flash Resurrection-Remix-LP-v5.5.5.
I've seen that I need to backup my PIT and obviously backup my current ROM, do I need to update my baseband or radio etc?
No one?
No need to backup your baseband or radio. RR is an AOSP ROM as far as I know, so you won't be able to flash it with Odin I'm guessing, as it comes as a zip package? I don't have any interest or idea about it, but you can only flash via Odin if the ROM comes as tar image.
Also as you are coming from KK, you 'might' need to flash a stock Lollipop ROM first to update the bootloader from KK to LP, read RR topic, see if its mentioned or not. If its not then you probably don't need to, but as I said no idea.
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So I have a GS5 on KitKat running NI2 Firmware and Build. I Flashed Ricks ROM and am loving it! Big ups to the Dev on that. However, the whole reason that I Rooted my phone was to try out custom ROMs and my question is if I wanted allianceROM on my phone, I'm currently on Ni2 instead of Ne9. Could I only change the firmware and not the entire build to Ne9 and then flash the AllianceROM? I know after all these years, I should know this by now however, I just waited for in this case an Ni2 rom build to be released then flash it. Is there a way to try any of the builds within kitkat?
I know that the phone needs an update to try Lolipop, but not willing to give up on my perfectly running kitkat Rom (just yet)
Any help is very much appriciated!
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So I have a GS5 on KitKat running NI2 Firmware and Build. I Flashed Ricks ROM and am loving it! Big ups to the Dev on that. However, the whole reason that I Rooted my phone was to try out custom ROMs and my question is if I wanted allianceROM on my phone, I'm currently on Ni2 instead of Ne9. Could I only change the firmware and not the entire build to Ne9 and then flash the AllianceROM? I know after all these years, I should know this by now however, I just waited for in this case an Ni2 rom build to be released then flash it. Is there a way to try any of the builds within kitkat?
I know that the phone needs an update to try Lolipop, but not willing to give up on my perfectly running kitkat Rom (just yet)
Any help is very much appriciated!
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Odin the NE9 firmware, boot into safestrap recovery before your phone boots all the way up, then install the NE9 ROM ( which should already be downloaded onto your phone). Don't forget to wipe first.
Hi guys, i am doing this for a friend, hes on offial 5.0.1 LP accidentally updated it and he doesnt like it.
we need to root it and then downgrade Bootloader and Modem then flash a Stock based ROM yes !?
i have fetched latest KK modem/BL from a thread on xda , one with WiFi fix supposedly.. and the latest KK BL as well.
but i cant find a Flashable Stock KitKat Rom anywhere.. can someone help me with this please !?
and maybe link me to the stock Modem/BL as well.. cause i dont wanna brick his phone.
for now i have only Rooted it with AutoRoot.
You don't need to root it in order to be able to downgrade. You might even trip Knox in the process, so you're on the safer side if you don't do that. But as you have probably already done that, you could back EFS up using EFS Professional or terminal, just in case it gets corrupted during flashing.
I'm not completely sure about the downgrade process and what it takes not to brick your I9505, but you can find stock KitKat firmwares (flashable in Odin) here and here. There are some stock KitKat firmwares here as well, but some of them are offline. You can find some firmwares at SamMobile too, but you will probably need to pay to download from there.
Some pre-Lollipop modems can be found here, some more modems and bootloaders here.
~ embrosyn
Is it possible to downgrade the N910F from Lollipop (POF2) to KitKat (ANK5)?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE.
Before yesterday I've never used KitKat on my Note4.. When I bought the phone I had no time to try it (KitKat) because I've straight rooted it and flashed a Lollipop based ROM.
Then yesterday I wanted to try a KitKat based ROM and I've lost about 30/40min looking in the forum for the answer to the question Is it possible to downgrade the N910F from Lollipop (POF2 or whatever) to KitKat (ANK5)?
I could not find a proper answer.. there was this BOF5 bootloader can not be downgraded but it was always in a "strange contest" and it did not convinced me.. after 30/40min I said ***k *t and I just performed a full wipe from TWRP, flashed ANK5 modem and bootloader via ODIN, and installed the KitKat ROM from TWRP.
Sorry for the Question/Answer but this thread may will help someone to save time.
P.S.: My KitKat adventure lasted only 10min... It looked ugly to my eyes! Went back on POF2 and now trying out AICP
_mone said:
Is it possible to downgrade the N910F from Lollipop (POF2) to KitKat (ANK5)?
YES, IT IS POSSIBLE.
Before yesterday I've never used KitKat on my Note4.. When I bought the phone I had no time to try it (KitKat) because I've straight rooted it and flashed a Lollipop based ROM.
Then yesterday I wanted to try a KitKat based ROM and I've lost about 30/40min looking in the forum for the answer to the question Is it possible to downgrade the N910F from Lollipop (POF2 or whatever) to KitKat (ANK5)?
I could not find a proper answer.. there was this BOF5 bootloader can not be downgraded but it was always in a "strange contest" and it did not convinced me.. after 30/40min I said ***k *t and I just performed a full wipe from TWRP, flashed ANK5 modem and bootloader via ODIN, and installed the KitKat ROM from TWRP.
Sorry for the Question/Answer but this thread may will help someone to save time.
P.S.: My KitKat adventure lasted only 10min... It looked ugly to my eyes! Went back on POF2 and now trying out AICP
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When you flashed that lollipop-based rom, that was a custom rom I assume? Did it contain a bootloader? Maybe you were still on the KitKat bootloader.
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When you flashed that lollipop-based rom, that was a custom rom I assume? Did it contain a bootloader? Maybe you were still on the KitKat bootloader.
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Yes, it was a custom ROM. No, it didn't contain bootloader. No, I wasn't on the KitKat bootloader, for sure my bootloader was POF2. Trust me if I tell you that before the KitKat ROM I've flashed too many Lollipop ROMs with many Lollipop bootloaders.
I'm trying to do this but i fail in every action at odin with this SW rev. check fail. device 2 binary 1 in my SM-N910C and in odin its fail... ( i gets this after recovering my phone at kies after a bootloop )
i have a note 4 n910c with L.P 5.1.1 how a can downgrade to K.K or 5.01 L.P always fail when i try with odin. help please
My younger brother has a Note 4. It was previously on Kitkat 4.4.2, stock rom, rooted with dual recovery...
He wanted to manually update to either a 5.1.1 Lollipop rom or even 6.01 Marshmallow.
After having tried several 6.01 roms, the phone either bootloops or the sim card is not reading...
After having trying to flash the radio & bootloader to flash via odin, it keeps failing when trying to do so.
Could someone please recommend a simple Lollipop rom or Marshmallow rom that actually WORKS and the sim card is read as it should?
With my current Sony Z2, it is so much simpler, flashing any roms automatically comes with the kernal, radio, recovery, root, etc...
With Samsung it is much more complex and finding a rom which comes with everything seems difficult to find.
Some roms even ask to choose a kernel & modem/radio. How the F**K do i know which one I need? Even when selecting one it results in a bootloop.
I'm not interested in overclocking or using a custom kernel. I just want something that works and any 5.1.1 rom or Marshmallow rom would do. I want something as close as stock as possible. Not interested in Cyanogen mod, custom roms or such.
Thanks!!
you need to flash a compatible modem for your model number and version of android. If it helps, I'm using: N910FXXUICOL2 with Marshmallow
I have the N910F model.
Hmm, I don't know why you are having problems, actually its Samsung where you can simply flash a ROM with Odin, no need of ADB or anything.
You just make sure that you COMPLETELY WIPE your phone before flashing a stock ROM via Odin. You should not have any problem at all, no one should, unless its hardware.
I don't want to repeat the steps from the beginning and i want to flash a kitkat rom and keep the MM modem nd bootloader !! can I? (the KK rom work using the mm stuff but navigation hardware key don'!)
Thanks
It's always advised to use the original things. Even if a KK ROM works fine with MM stuff (I think it won't), it's better to just flash a completely stock firmware through Odin and work from there.Why do you want to keep the MM modem and bootloader though? Just curious.
swear that it works tried with kk aosp roms ..
well flashing through Odin will makes my bootloader locked again(I'm g900v Verizon user)
haha nothing genius I'm just lazy to flash things from beginning and maybe there will be an upcoming interesting ROM that work only with MM BL and Modem.
Thank for the answer.